Clothes-wringer.



E. B. STOCKNG. DECD. s. c. sTocKmG, Exicurau.. CLOTHESWRINGEH. APPLICATION mm 1M 15 |91 Patene Dec. 25, 1917.

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EDGAR B. STOCKING, F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; SARAH C. -STOCKING EXECUTE/IX OF SAID EDGAR B. STOCKING, DECEASED.

CLOTHES-WRINGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 25, 1917.

Application led January 16, 1917. Serial No. 142,703.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR B. STOCKING, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVash'ington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothcs-Wringers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates t0 certain new and useful improvements in clothes wringers, and more particularly to mechanical means for automatically bodily separating the pressure rolls by the rotation thereof, when they are separated abnormally by the insertion ot' a thick bunch of goods whereby the rolls will be instantaneously separated and the power cut ofi'.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for bodilv separating the rolls which is operated by one ot the rotating parts of the wringer whereby the use of springs are eliminated and a construction is provided which enables the upper pressure roll to be raised bodily with the pressure means away from the lower roll and without relieving the pressure on said upper roll.

Another object of my invention is to provide a releasing mechanism which can be readily attached to the ordinary construction of clothes wringer now in use so as to convert the wringer into a safety wringer with means for separating the rolls and cuttingotf the power so that `in case of a foreign object being drawn between the rolls, the rolls will be instantaneously separated and the rotation of the rolls stopped so as to prevent the foreign object from being drawn further between the rolls.

Another Iand further object of the invention is to provide a pressure roll releasing device which is carried by a top bar and normally held in predetermined position within the frame in such position that an ordinary working space is provided for the rolls so that the machine can be used for wringing goods in the ordinary manner, said device being arranged within the path of travel of the upper pressure roll carrying shaft in such a manner that when the-rolls are Aparated abnormally the retaining means is released and at the same time a member is thrown into engagement with one of the revolving parts of the wringer so as to raise the upper roll bodily away from the lower roll, means being provided in connection with the raising means for cutting off the power when the upper roll has been raised.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a construction of release in which the upper pressure roll is held under pressure by the pressure means at allv .shifter which throws the drive pulley or crank as the case may be out of engagement vwith the gear of the lower pressure roll shaft in order to prevent the lower roll from rotating afxter the rolls have been separated.

Another and further object of theinvention is to provide novel means for connecting the lifting means for the upper pressure roll so as to cause the roll to be lifted at both ends simultaneously.

Other land further objects and advantages of they invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a side elevation of a" clothes wringer partly in section showing the application of myimproved construction of pressure release and power control;

Fig, '2 is an end view of the same, the driving member being removed;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation partly in section showing the position of the parts when the rolls are separated and the power cut off Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the upper portion of lthe wringcr showing the upper pressure roll and the pressure means therefor connected as a unit in order to allow the device to be readily attached or detached from the wringer without changing the pressure;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the lifting members detached; andV Fig. G is an end view'showing a slightly modified form of pivoted latch having a rigid tooth employed in connection with the lifting member.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts inthe several figures ofthe drawings.

In carrying out my invention I employ a wringer frame 1 of the ordinary construction having the usual side bars 2 in the lower ends of the slots of which are secured bearings 3 carryingr a shaft et having a pres sure roll 5 which is adapted to be engaged by a cooperating upper pressure roll (i carried by a shaft 7 working freely in the slots of the side bars. The shafts l and Z carrying the pressure rolls are provided with meshing4 gears 8 and 9 at each end as clearly shown so as to cause the upper pressure roll to be rotated from the gear of the shaft e which is adapted to be revolved by any suitable driving means, and l have herein shown the shaft 4 with the driving pulley 10 at one end loosely mounted thereon. The driving pulley is formed with a groove collar 11 anc. a pin 12, said pin being adapted to extend into a recess i3 formed in the ad jacent gear 8 in order to lock the pulley to the 2dear so that the lower pressure roll can be rotated. The drive pulley 1Q with its clutch pin 12 is normally held into engage ment with the gear 8 by a coil spring i4 surrounding1 the shaft 4 in order to hold the pin into the recess 13 of the gear so as to form a driving'- conuection between the members whereby the wringer can oo driven. `While l have shown a drive pulley for rotating` the lower shaft it is, of course, understood that a gear or a crank could be used for this purpose wieLL ut departing from the spirit of my invention.

Mounted on each end of the pressure roll carrying shaft. 7 within the slots of the side bars are bearings l5 carrying` spring supports 16 on which are, mounted coil pressure springs 17 engaged by bearing plates 18 which are preferably provided with position pins, said bearing plates being carried by the ends of a pressure har 19 clearly shown in Fig'. l so as to hold and guide the pressure springs in their movements within the frame. The bearing plates 18 of the pressure bar i9 are adapted to be engaged by pressure screws 20 mounted in threaded boxes 2l carried by a rnovahiy mounted top bar 22 which is seated on shoulders 23 formed by enlarging the slots of the side hars 2 at their upper ends as clearly shown in Fig 2, said top har being guided in its upward movement in the slots of the side bars as will he hereinafter fully described.

Secured to the ends of the movahly mounted top bar 22 lifting members 2% and 25 which extend down alongthe sides 1 or tne side bars 2 and are elongated openings 26 to ref of the upper pressure roll o and bifureated lower ends the ends of the lower roll cari i The lifting member :25 is lower end with a lateral p formed en one of the legs tions which is adapted to en y of e reels shaft 29 roamed :in t,

:heerser 30 extending from the side bars of the wrinn'er frame as clearly shown in Figs. l, 2 and S, said rock shaft carryingl fingers 3l which extend into the groove of the hub 1l of the driving' member 10 so that when the lifting' member is raised vertically the driving niember will be forced outwardly on the lower pressure roll carrying` shaft e into the position as shown in Fig. 3 in order to disconnect the clutch pin 12 from the socket of the gear 8 so as to cut olf the power, and in this position the driving member 10 is free to rotate loosely on the shaft of the lower pressure roll. The arm 28 is adjustably mounted within a transverse bore formed in the rock shaft 29 and held in adjusted position by a screw 29 arranged within a longitudinally threaded bore formed therein which enables the arm 28 to he withdrawn out of the path of the lug` so that the lifting members can be raised vertically for the purpose hereinafter fully described.

llirotaly mounted on each of the lifting` members 2l and 25 is a pivoted latch 32 normally held in the position as shown in Figs. and 2 by a bowed spring 33, said latch having,r an inclined portion 3l which a stop pin so as to hold the parts of the wringer carried hy the lifting` members 24- and 25 in thc position shown in Fig. i with the pressure rolls 5 and 6 in Contact with one, another under pressure. Thc'pivoted latches 32 are provided with inclined faces 3G which extend over the upper portions of the elongated openings 26 of the lifting;- members in the path of travel of the iipi'ierlpressure roll carrying shaft 7 as shown fin Fig. 2 which allows the upper shaft a workingmovement so that the clothes can be wrung in the ordinary man` ner without releasingr the mechanism.

lilhen the upper pressure roll carrving shaft moved vertically bevond the ordinary distance of travel in wringing clothes7 the inclined `faces 36 of the latches 82 are engaged by the shafts which rocks the pivo'ted latches on their pivots so as to move the inclined portions 34 out of engage ment with the stop pins 35 and the taillportions 3'? of the latches are moved inwardlv foward the gears so as to bring the pivoted teeth 38 carried thereby into engagement or mesh with the lower gears 8 wlierebv the lifting' members will be raised by therotation of the ars. lhe pivoted teeth being shown by a. spring' sores the proper meshing of the 3% with the teeth of the gears e tooth of each latch is brought with the gear 8 of the lower shaft. ig members are moved upwardly bv c rotation of the gears and the upper pressure roll, pressure springs. pressure har and top bar are carried upwardly as unit into held in the position as the position as shown in Fig. As the pivoted latches are moved upwardly the straight portions 39 thereof ride on the pins 35 in order to hold the teeth 38 thereof in mesh with the gears 8 until the same has traveled such a distance that the notches of the latches ride over the stop pins which holds the parts in separated or raised position.

The edges of the notches 40 are slightly inclined as shown at 40 in order to allow the parts to be moved back into their normal positions by exerting pressure in the top bar as the inclined edge rides over the stop pin when pressure is brought to bear thereon and allows the parts to be reset.

T he tail portions 37 of the pivoted latches are slotted as shown at 41 into which extend stud pins 42 carried by crank arms 43 mounted on a rock shaft 44 arranged with the lower portion of the frame of the wringer so as to cause the two pivoted latches to be moved in unison whereby the two lifting members 24 and 25 will be raised together so as to insure the raising of both ends of the upper pressure roll. As the lifting member 25 is carried upwardly by the rotation of the gear the lugs 27 strike the arm 2S of the rock shaft 29 and causes 'the shaft to be .rocked in its bearing which moves the lingers 3l into such position that the driving member 10 is drawn out of engagement with the gear of the lower shaft so as to stop the rotation of the lower pressure roll.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, 42 indicates the wringer frame, and 43 the lifting member which is mounted on the frame in substantially the same manner as shown in the preferred form. Pivotally carried by the lifting member 43 is a pivoted latch 44 which cooperates with a stop pin 45 for holding the parts in position as shown, said latch having a tail portion 46 provided with an integral offsettooth 47 which is adapted 'to be moved into mesh with the gear Of the lower pressure roll shaft so as to raise the lifting member.

In the operation of a wringer as herein shown and described. assuming that the parts are in the position as shown in F ig. l, and the driving member is being driven by any suitable means, the pressure rolls 5 and 6 are rotated so as to wring thc clothes passing between the same. In case of a foreign object being drawn between the pressure rolls the upper pressure roll 6 is raised upwardly beyond the ordinary distance of travel in wringing clothes so as to cause the shaft 7 to be brought into engagement with the inclined faces 36 of the pivoted latches 32 which rocks the pivoted latches on their pivots so as to throw the inclined faces 34 of the latches out of engagement with the stop pins 35 and at the same time the pivoted teeth 88 are moved into mesh with the gears 8 of the lower pressure roll shaft 4, and as their shaft is being rotated the lifting members are raised vertically the teeth being held in mesh with the gear by the straight portions 39 of the pivoted latches. As the lifting members are raised vertically, the movable parts above the upper pressure roll are raised vertically as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 so that the upper pressure roll 6 is moved bodily away from the lower pressure roll 5, and the pressure means for said upper rolls is maintained in pressing position. As the lifting members continue their upward movement the pivoted latches ride over the stop pins 35 and hold the parts in raised position. As the lifting member 25 is raised vertically by the rotation of the gear the lug 27 carried by the lower end thereof is brought into engagement with the arm 28 of the rock shaft 29 so as to cause the fingers 3l to throw the driving pulley l0 outwardly so as to disconnect the driving connection between said driving pulley and gear which 5 instantaneously stops the rotation' of the lower pressure roll and as the gears of the upper pressure roll are out of mesh with the gears of the lower pressure roll, the pressure rolls are instantly stopped from rotation.

In operation I have found that in some instances the upper pressure roll 6 is only moved vertically at one end by the foreign object and to insure the raising of both ends of the pressure roll simultaneously I connect the lowered ends of the pivoted latches so that they are thrown into mesh with the lower gears simultaneously which causes the lifting members to be raised together so as to maintain the parts in horizontal position in their upward movement. When the movable parts above the upper pressure roll have been raised into the position as shown in Fig. 3, the pressure means is maintained on the upper pressure roll wherebylthe movable parts can be readilyforced back into operating position by exertlng' a downward pressure on the top bar thereby overcoming the difficulties now existing in pressure releases in having to readjust the pressure on the pressure rolls after the release has been operated. When it is desired to remove the parts for any purpose by moving the linger 28 outwardly in the rock shaft 29 and drawing upwardly on the top bar, the upper pressure roll, bearings, pressure springs, pressure bar and top bar can be lifted vertically out of the wringer frame as shown in Fig. 4.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a clothes wringer with an automatic pressure release and power control in which the pressure between the pressure rolls is instantaneously released by bodily moving the upper pressure roll away from the lower pressure roll so as to rit move the gears out oimesli and at tbe same time the driving members used for rotating the lower pressure roll carrying shaft instantly disconnected so that the rolis when separated are stopped from rotating.

i claimz- V l. ln a machine of the kind described, tbe combination with pressure roils and pressure means for said rolls,V means aetuated byA tbe abnormal separation of said rolls for releasing the pressure between said rollst and means actuated by the rotation of one of said rolls for bodily raising one of said rolls.

A clothes wringrer, comprising a trame havingrpressnre rolls v-and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, lifting members for bodily raising1 said pressure means and one ot' said rolls, means carried by said liftingr members for holding said rolls in contact under tension, and means actuated by th abnormal separation ot said roils eooperatingr with one of tbe movable parts of said ringer for actuating said lifting members. 4

l 3. A clothes wringer7 comprising a frame raving a iixed roll7 a cooperating roll mounted in said -trame and mo 'able toward and away from the fixed roll, means for exertiupr pressure upon the movable roli, and means actuated by the abnormal separation of said rolls for releasing said movable roll and for interinar vthe same bodily away from the fixed roll by the rotation of one ot' the movable parts of said n'ringer.

4. A clothes u'ringrer, comprisingT a frame having a pressure roll mounted therein. a'

'top bar carrying pressure springs and a pressure roll, movable as a unit in said traine, means for holding: said top bar, pres sure springs and pressure roll in predetermined position within said frame, said lastmentioned pressure roll beingr movable toward and away from the, first-mentioned pressure roll, and means released by 'the ab normal separation of said rolls for bodiiy raising said movable roll away from tbe fixed roll by thc rotation of one of tbe movable parts or said wringer.

5. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with pressure rolls, a-power control for said rolls, a driving` connection between said rolls, means for exerting pressure upon-one ot said rolls, means for boldng said rolls in contact under pressure, and means actuated automatically by the abnormal separation of said` rolls for reieasinggj said movable. roll and tor bodily raising said roll with its pressure means vaway from. tbe fixed roll and diseonnectinpf the power controlby the rotation of one ot said driving; means.

ti.' A clothes .vrinirer.y comprising' a frame having pressure rolls, one of said rolls being removably mounted 'in respect to tbe other roll, means for exerting tbe pressure Loonse;

on said movable roll, means ror holdingsaid roils in Contact under pressure, and means actuated automatieallyby the abnormal separation oi said rolls for releasing said retaining means and for bodily moving said movable roli awa from the tired roll oy the rotation of-one o the pressureroiis.

'LA clothes wringer, having a movable pressure roll, a fixed pressure roll, means for holding said pressure rolls in contact under pressure, means for exerting pressure against the movable roll, and means actuated by the rotation of one of said rolls for bodily moving; said movable roll away from the fixed roll when said movable' roll is moved to abnormal position.

8. A clothes .vringer, comprising a frame having pressure rolls mounted therein, one of said rolis being movably mounted in re speel; to tbe other roll, means :tor exerting pressure against tbe movable roll, means for holding; said rolls in ontact under pressure, means for releasing said retaining means on the, abnormal separation of said rolls, and

means actuated by the rotation of saidrolls ii'or bodily raising said movable roll and pressure means away from the' tilted roll.

9. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame, a pressure roll mounted in said frame, a c0- operating pressure roll having tension mea-ns removably mounted in said frame as a unit, means for holding,- said pressure rolls in c ontact under tension, and means for bodily raising said movable roll away from the fixed roll by the rotation of one of the movable parts of said 'wringer on the abnormal separati-on of said rolls.

l0. A clothes vvringer, comprising a frame a pressure roll mounted in said trame. a coperatin pressure roll removably mounted in said rame carrying pressure means, means for holding said pressure rolls in contacty under pressure, and means actuat ed by the abnormal separation of said rolls for bodily raising said movable roll and pressure means away from the fixed roll by tbe rotation of one of the part-s of said wringen 11. A ciothes wringer, having a pair of pressure roils provided with meshing gears one of said rolls being movably mounted in respect to the other roll` means for maintaining tension upon said movably mounted roll, means for holdingsaid pressure rolls in coutaetfumler tension, said means released by the abnormal separation of said rolls, and means actuated by tbe retaining means coperating with one of the gears of said pressure rolls for bodily moving said movabie roll away from the fixed roll.

l2. A clothes wringer, comprising a 'trame having a pressure roll mounted therein, a cooperating roli movable toward and away from the fixed roll, means for exerting tension upon tbe movable roll, means for lioldy bodily moving said movable roll ing said rolls in Contact under tension and means for automatically bodily moving said movable roll away-from the fixed roll by the rotation of one of said rolls on the abnormal separation of said roll.

13. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein7 one of said pressure rolls and pressure means being bodily movable away from the other pressure roll, means for holding said rolls in contact under pressure, means actuated by the abnormal separation of said rolls for releasing said retaining means, and means actuated by the releasing means for bodily separating said rolls by the rotation of one of the moving parts of said Wringer.

14. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having a fixed roll, a movable roll having pressure means arranged to Contact with said fixed roll, means for holding said pressure rolls in contact under tension, and means carried by said retaining means for bodily raising said movable roll by the rotation of one of the parts of the wringer when said movable roll is separated abnormally from the iixed roll.

15. A clothes wringer, comprising a pair of pressure roll carrying shafts provided with meshing gears, pressure. means for said pressure rolls, means for holding said pres` sure means in predetermined position for maintaining tension between said rolls, said pressure retaining means being released on the abnormal separation of said rollsand provided with means engaging one of the gears of the ressure rolls for bodily raising one of said rolls by the rotation of said gear.

16. A clothes wi'inger, comprising a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, one of said rolls being movable toward and away from the xed roll, means for holding said pressure means in predetermined position, and means being released by the abnormal separation of said rolls and thrown in contact with one of the rotating parts of said wringcr for away from the fixed roll.

17. A clothes wringer, comprisingv a frame, a top bar movably mounted in said frame carrying lifting members, said frame havingpressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls, pivoted latches carried by said lifting members for holding said top bar Ain predetermined' position within said frame,

Said latches being arranged in the path of travel of the shaft ofone of said pressure rolls, and means carried by said pivoted latches engaged by one of the rotating parts v of said wringer for raising said lifting members when said latches are released by the abnormal separation of said rolls:

18. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having a fixed roll and a coperating roll movable toward and away from the fixed roll, a to bar mounted in said frame, lifting mein ers carried by said to bar having a connection with said movablie roll, pressure means disposed between said top bar and movable roll, and pivoted latches car- Aried by saidz `lifting members for holding said top bar in predetermined position within said frame, said latches being operated bythe abnormal separation of said rolls.

19. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having a pressure roll mounted therein, a top bar movably mounted in said frame, liftingmembers carried by said top bar, a coperating roll carried by said lifting members, pressure means disposed between said cooperating roll and top bar, pivoted latches carried by said lifting members for holding said top bar in predetermined position within said frame, said latches having inclined portions arranged in the path of travel of the shaft of the pressure roll carried by the lifting members, said pivoted latches having means engaging one of the revolving parts of said wringer when released by the abnormal separation of said rolls for raising said lifting members with the pressure roll and pressure means therefor.

20. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having .a shaft mounted therein carrying a pressure roll, a top bar movably mounted in said frame, lifting members carried by said top bar, a shaft movably vmounted in said lifting members carrying a cooperating pressure roll, meshing gears carried by the shafts of said pressure rolls, pressure means disposed between said top bar and the pressure roll carried by said lifting members, stop pins carried by the frame of said wringer, pivoted latches carried by said lift-A ing members engaging said stop pinsfor holding said top bar in predetermined posi tion within said frame, said pivotedlatthes for said rolls mounted therein, one'` of said rolls being movable toward and awayl from the other roll, means for holding said rolls in contact under tension, a driving member for one of said rolls, a power control for said driving member, and means actuated bythe abnormal separation of said roll for simultaneously releasing the pressure be- .tween said rolls, raising said movable rolland operating said power control.

22. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame Q Leanser having a revoluble pressure roll mounted therein, a coperating pressure roll mov ably mounted in said frame, means for es:M erting pressure thereon, means for holding said pressure rolls in Contact under pressure, a driving member for one of said rolls, a power control for said driving member, said pressure retaining means being released by the abnormal separation of said rolls, and means actuated by the rotation of one of said rolls for bodily raising said movable roll away from the fixed roll and for operating said power control.

A. clothes` wringer, comprising a frame having a pressure roll revolubly mounted therein carried by a shaft, a driving memu ber mounted upon said shaft, a power conu trol for said driving member, a top bar movably mounted in said frame, lifting members carried by said top bar, a cooperating pres sure roll carrying shaft movably mounted in said lifting members, pressure means disposed between said top bar, and the shaft of saidpressure roll, meshing gears carried by the pressure roll shafts, pivoted latches carried by said lifting members for holding said top bar in predetermined position within said frame, means carried by said latches engaging the gear of one of said pressure roll shafts, a connection between said latches and said power control, said latches being actuated by the abnormal separation of said rolls for simultaneously releasing said pressure means, bodily raising said roll, and actuating said power control.

24, A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means lfor said rolls, a top bar movably mounted in said frame, lifting members carried by said top bar connected to one of said pressure rolls, piioted latches carried by said lifting members for holding said top bar in predetermined position within said frame,

teeth carried by said latches adapted to en.

gage one of the. movable parts of said ivi-Inger when sa1d latches are moved in position to release said pressure means, said latches being actuated on the abnormal separation of said rolls.

25. Apclothes wringer, comprising` a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, one of said rolls and the pressure means being bodily movable toward and away from the other roll, pivoted latches for holding said pressure rolls in contact under pressure, said latches being actuated by the abnormal separation of said rolls, and moans carried by said latches copcrating with one of the movable parte ot' said wringer for bodily raising said movable roll.

26. A clothes wringer comprisingl a frame having a movably mounted top bar, a. pres- Sure roll fixed in said frame, and a movably mounted roll carried by said top bar 'with means for exerting pressure thereon, and means for holding said rolls in contact under tension,

27. A clothes, wringer embodying a lfixed roll, a cooperating roll movable toward and away from the tired roll, a movably mount ed top bar having means for supporting said movable roll, and pressure means disposed between said top bar and said movable roll.

28. A clothes wringer, comprisiwr a frame having a lined. roll, a top bar moi/'ably mount ed in said frame, lifting members carried by said top bar, a coperating pressure roll mounted in said lifting members, pressure means disposed between said top bar and said cooperating pressure roll, and means for holdin@ top bar in position within said frame;

d. clothes; ivi-ringer, comprisingr a frame having a lined pressure roll, a top bar vmovabli mounted in said frame, members car-I riet by said top bar, a pressure roll movably mounted ih said members and adapted to c0- operate with the tired pressure roll, pressure means for said movably mounted pressure roll, and means for holding said top bar in predetermined position within said frame for holding said pressure rolls in contact under tension.

30. fr clothes wrineer, comprisingr a frame having pressure rol s and pressure means for said rolls, a top bar movably mounted in said frame having a connection with one of said pressure rolls and movable as a unit with said roll, and pressure means in said frame, and means for holding said top bar within said frame.

31. l elothes wringer, comprising a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls, one of said rolls being movably mounted toward and away from the other roll, said movable roll and pressure means being movable as a unit within said frame.

32. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having a movably mounted top bar, a pressure roll fixed in said frame, members carried by said top bar, a pressure roll movably mounted in 'said members, pressure means disposed above said movably mounted pressure roll, and means for holdingsaid top bar in position Within said frame for holding said pressure rolls in contact under tension.

33. il clothes wringer, comprisin a frame having a movably mounted to ar, and means for holding said top bar 1n predetermined position within said frame, a fixed pressure roll arranged within said frame, members carried by said top bar, a movable pressure roll mounted in said members, pressure means for said movable pressure roll, and means carried by said top bar for adjusting said pressure means.

34. A clothes Wriuger, comprising a frame In testimony whereof I hereunto' afx my havmg prees-ure rolls and pressure means, slgnature in the presence of two Wltnesses. for .Saud rolls, one of sald rolls bemg movable toward and away from the other roll, EDGAR B. STOCKING. 5 and means for raising said movable rolll and Witnesses:

preseure means as a unit away from the N. CURTIS LAMMOND,

other roll. REA l). WrIGH'r. 

